What You Need to Know About Asbestos

Author: External Author | Sep 16, 2020 | Categories: Air Quality Testing , Commercial Inspection , Home Inspection , Home Inspector , InterNACHI Certified Master Inspector , Mold Inspection , Mold Testing , New Construction Inspection , Pool Inspection , Property Inspection , Radon Testing , Residential Inspector , Residential Property Inspector , Water Testing

Asbestos. The name has its origin in the Greek word for inextinguishable. A highly-effective and inexpensive fire-retardant material and thermal and acoustic insulator, asbestos was used extensively in home construction from the early 1940s through the 1970s.

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Original Article Source Credits: This Old House , https://www.thisoldhouse.com/

Article Written By: Lee Snodgrass

Original Article Posted on: NA

Link to Original Article: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/home-safety/21014901/remove-asbestos-in-homes